SAN ANGELO The UTPB women’s basketball team couldn’t stop its winless streak in Lone Star Conference play Tuesday, falling by a 71-55 score against Angelo State.
Ogechi Nwodo led the Falcons with 17 points, followed closely by Holly Hemmeline who scored 14.
The Rambelles had five players score in double digits, with Blakely Gerber leading the way with 17.
UTPB trailed Angelo State by three points at the end of the first quarter, but lost control after being outscored 14-6 in the second period.
Angelo State outscored the Falcons 37-32 in the second half to secure the win.
UTPB (4-16 overall, 0-8 conference) will travel to face Western New Mexico at 2 p.m. Saturday in Silver City, N.M.
Angelo State 71, UTPB 55
UTPB (4-16 overall, 0-8 Lone Star Conference)
Ogechi Nwodo 8-16 1-4 17, Holly Hemmeline 5-12 0-0 14, Morgan Helgesen 3-6 1-3 9, Kamari Portalis 4-6 0-1 8, Avalon Munoz 1-9 0-1 2, Rory Carter 1-6 0-0 3, Alexus Wykoff 1-1 0-3 2, Alexis Popham 0-2 0-0 0, Ally Haman 0-0 0-0 0, Kine Diop 0-2 0-0 0, Diavian Spencer 0-0 0-0 0, Kim Best 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-60 2-12 55.
ANGELO STATE (8-10, 5-2)
Blakely Gerber 5-10 4-5 17, Madeline Stephens 5-9 2-2 13, Payton Brown 4-11 2-2 12, Sawyer Lloyd 4-9 0-0 11, Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant 4-9 2-5 10, Ashlynn Sharp 2-5 0-0 6, Samantha Rocha 1-3 0-0 2, Madisen Honea 0-2 0-0 0, Taylor Moravcik 0-0 0-0 0, Tynli Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Neely Wood 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 10-14 71.
UTPB………………….. 17…. 6 15 17 — 55
Angelo State………… 20.. 14 18 19 — 71
3-Point goals — UTPB 7-25 (Hemmeline 4-11, Helgesen 2-5, Portalis 0-1, Munoz 0-3, Carter 1-3, Popham 0-2), Angelo State 11-26 (Gerber 3-6, Stephens 1-1, Brown 2-6, Lloyd 3-7, Sharp 2-4, Honea 0-2). Total fouls — UTPB 16, Angelo State 14. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — UTPB 35 (Nwodo 14), Angelo State 42 (Stephens 11, McGhee-Pleasant 11). Assists — UTPB 13 (Munoz 9), Angelo State 19 (Brown 9).
